2-way dialog:
+ What was the critical reception of Papa Don't Preach?
+ David Browne from "Entertainment Weekly" in a review of her first compilation album "The Immaculate Collection", commented that "In theory, a 30-ish urban sophisticate singing in the voice of a pregnant teen [...] ought to sound ridiculous", but added that "With the help of collaborators like Stephen Bray and Patrick Leonard, though, [the song] turns into a perfectly conceived pop record." In 2005, the same magazine placed the song at number 486 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".
+ Did the song win any awards?
+ In 1987, the song was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 29th Grammy Awards, but lost to Barbra Streisand's "The Broadway Album".
+ When was the song released?
+ "Papa Don't Preach" was released in the United States in June 1986.
+ Did the song chart?
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It debuted on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 42 and, within eight weeks of release, reached the top of the chart, making it Madonna's fourth number-one single in the US.